The Fuchsia Caffe - Pembrokeshire

Nobody welcomed us. The only empty table seated five people. I checked with a member of staff that it was the only table, and she said yes so we sat down. She was adept at avoiding eye contact but eventually I managed to ask her if we should order at the counter and she said no, she would come to us. To be fair, that information was printed on the menu but the staff in most cafes can manage a cheery 'hello, take a seat, I 'll be with you in a minute ' or suchlike. When she did arrive, we told her we would be happy to share the table, but she didn 't respond, and we had it to ourselves the whole time even though the place was busy. Nice for us but seems a bit unfair on others. We ordered coffee, kombucha, a veggie breakfast (there is only a vegan breakfast on the menu but we asked to swap the avocado for a fried egg and use ordinary butter on the toast, which they were happy to do), and I asked for scrambled egg, avocado, mushrooms and hash brown which were all available as separate breakfast items. They asked if I wanted the avocado sliced or smashed, and I opted for sliced. My kombucha arrived in a sealed can with a separate glass. I poured it, took a sip and realised the glass was smeared with lipstick, which I do not wear myself. When I pointed this out they brought me a fresh one. At least mine didn 't explode like another poor diner 's did, with a bang that made us all jump and sprayed the drink all over her glasses, face, hair, and the window next to her. My companion 's breakfast arrived quite a long time before mine, so much so that I told him to start so it wouldn 't get cold. When mine arrived it was all on top of toast which I had not ordered and did not want as I am gluten intolerant just as well I 'm not coeliac. They took it back and removed the toast quite quickly. The scrambled egg was a generous portion, but very hard and solid, so not particularly nice to eat. About two thirds of the avocado was fine, not perfectly ripe but definitely edible. The other one third was browning and fibrous so I left that on the plate. My companion said his breakfast was good, and he ate it all. When we went to the counter to pay, again we were kept waiting for quite a long time with no word from the staff member present a quick 'I 'm sorry to keep you, I won 't be long ' or something would have gone a long way. I would not be enthusiastic about eating here again.

While looking for a light lunch in Tenby, we stumbled upon Fuchsia tucked away in a corner amidst a row of closed shops. The restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor seating options in the sun or shade. The food was fantastic, the service was great (with very friendly and smiley staff), and the playlist added to the overall experience. We will definitely be returning.

Perhaps our expectations were a little high considering the reviews on here, but we had a very disappointing lunch at Fuchsia. We waited an hour for our food, which was just a Welsh rarebit and a goats cheese salad. After some time my husband had gone past the point of hunger, so we asked for his salad to be cancelled, only to be informed that it was currently being plated up. He still declined but I was very hungry at this point, so decided to continue with my order. Then (considering the salad was supposedly being plated up) I had to wait a further 10 minutes for not one, but two rarebits to arrive! I had only ordered one. It was fortunate that the further one had been made as the portion was so small that I ate both. Upon payment, it was the staff’s attitude that led to this review. Not at any point in ordering, or thereafter, were we informed that there would be a wait for food, and the server’s response was that they were understaffed and only had a small kitchen. I fail to see how this is the customer’s fault or that makes it acceptable to wait so long without any communication. What made matters worse was that they tried to make us to pay for 2 rarebits, when only 1 had been ordered, because “we still had it”. Really poor attitude and overall customer service. I’m surprised this is rated so highly.

Excellent in all aspects. Prompt, friendly and efficient service, beautiful food, well made drinks. Over several visits it has always been busy. Loads of happy customers. Top recommendation from us.

Sent my daughter and family afternoon tea for wedding anniversary,Best afternoon tea they have ever had, my daughter is a celiac and the effort that was made for her was fantastic Can't thank The Fuschia caffe enough